FSC Archive
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Expanding FSC Certification at Landscape-level through Incorporating Additional Eco-system Services
Posted on September 1, 2011 | No Comments© FSC Starting Date: September 2011 Ending Date: August 2015 Location: Global (Chile, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam). ANSAB is a partner for the Nepal portion. Donor(s): UNDP/Global Environmental Facility, Forest Stewardship Council (also Lead executor) Implementation Partner(s): CIFOR, RECOFTC, LEI, Pustanling-MOF ,WARSI, Tropical Forest Trust – in Indonesia; FSC... -
Forest and Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsANSAB has been a leader in implementing FSC Forest Certification and Chain of Custody (CoC) certification programs in Nepal and has so far helped to certify: • 21 community forests comprising 14086 hectare forests • 8 community-based forest enterprises • 19 species, 10 essential oil products and 2... -
Certification of Community Managed Forests
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsAuthor: ANSAB Publisher: ANSAB Language: English Date of Publication: October 2010 ISBN: 978-9937-8360-1-2 Number of Pages: 50+10 Price: Free This Toolkit focuses on group forest management certification. The major objective of the toolkit is to provide important methods and tools for developing and implementing the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) group forest management certification so... -
ANSAB Organises a Policy Makers Site Visit
Posted on September 24, 2010 | No CommentsKATHMANDU, NEPAL – ANSAB organized a two day study tour for a team of policy makers and other stakeholder contributing importantly to shape policies. The study tour was organized on 20-21 September, 2010 and it involved visits to two Forest user groups (CFUGs) [Bhitteri CFUG,... -
Himalayan Bio Trade Ltd.
Posted on July 9, 2010 | No CommentsHimalayan Bio Trade Ltd. (HBTL) is a natural products processing and trading company owned by a consortium of community based forest enterprises of Nepal and has been promoting responsible business in natural products through a forest certification program in Nepal since 2003. One of HBTL’s... -
Forest Certification – Steps Towards Sustainability
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Aveda
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe 2008 Holiday gift sets for Aveda, a major US-based natural beauty product company, feature handmade Lokta bark paper from Nepal. While beautifully showcasing the Aveda products, this exceptionally durable and attractive paper that is harvested from well-managed forests by local communities in the Nepal... -
34th Sharing Meeting of NNN
Posted on April 21, 2010 | No CommentsApril 21, 2010 Nepal Non-Timber Forest Products Network (NNN) was formed in 1995 with the mission to promote conservation of biodiversity and efficient utilization of NTFPs for the sustained economic and social development of Nepalese society. The Network activities have contributed to sharing... -
29th Sharing Meeting of NNN
Posted on October 18, 2006 | No Comments18 October, 2006 ANSAB Meeting Hall Participants: Name Organization 1 Mr. Kumud Shrestha NFA 2 Mr. Nirmal Bhattarai ICIMOD 3 Ms. Dibya Gurung SDC 4 Dr. Bhishma P. Subedi ANSAB 5 Mr. Hum Gurung Griffitu University 6 Dr. Tirtha B. Shrestha Nepal Academy 7 Mr. Ram Hari Subedi ANSAB 8 Mr. Gobinda Ghimire AHP 9 Mr. Bhairab Risal NEFEJ 10 Mr. Govinda Kandel DSCWM 11 Mr. Bhawani Kharel IUCN 12 Mr. Parbat Gurung HBTL 13 Mr. Bob Nanes IDE/BDS MaPS 14 Mr. Indu Sapkota ANSAB 15 Ms. Shova Adhikari ANSAB 16 Mr. Arun Dhakal KAFCOL 17 Mr. Dinanath... -
Standard for FSC Timber Certification Developed
Posted on July 13, 2005 | No CommentsInterim standard for Forest Stewardship Council timber certification has been developed in coordination with the forest based grassroots people, national level policy makers, representatives from governmental and non governmental organizations and international certification experts. Participated by over 50 representatives from social, economic and environmental backgrounds,...